Patriotic Busy Bag

A patriotic busy bag is nice to have on hand for holidays such as Memorial Day, Flag Day, the 4th of July and Labor Day.

It’s easy and inexpensive to make and small to store.

The contents can be used for more than making a U.S.A. flag. You can cut a large circle or bell shape, which can also be decorated with the red, white and blue decorations.

For artistic purposes I am only using 7 stripes and 12 buttons, because the small size of the flag would look odd with too many thin stripes. And it would be too difficult for very small children to manage.

For older kids, you could have them cut 7 red stripes and use 50 white buttons or stars to make a proper flag.

What You Need

For very young children, small pieces may look like a snack, so be sure to keep a close eye on them when they are using this.

Felt in Red, White, and Blue

Stars or Buttons in Red, White, and Blue

White Poster Board or Card Stock

Cardboard from a Cereal or Cracker Box

Tacky Glue

Ruler, Pencil, and Scissors

What You Do

1. Cut to size 5 1/2 inches x 8 inches:
1 piece of white felt

1 piece of white poster board or card stock

1 piece of cereal box cardboard

2. Glue the white poster board to the colored side of the cereal box cardboard, using tacky glue. Spread the glue thinly over the entire surface.

3. Glue the white felt to the white poster board using the tacky glue. Spread the glue thinly over the poster board.

Place the board between sheets of waxed paper under a heavy book until it is completely dry.

Such a cute idea for summer crafts. Thanks so much for stopping by Creative Thursday last week. I couldn’t do these parties without you. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week. Have a great week.
Michelle

Loving this! My boys would get a kick out of it, I might have to try to put one together today for them
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Terrific! I love things that cause kids to be creative, and especially those things that are, as we teachers call it, open ended meaning there are no limits. Our society and it’s business of games and toys just doesn’t provide enough opportunities for kids to be creative. Many think they have to “entertain” kids instead. So enJOYed this post. Keep up the good work.

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